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From: firesign <firesign@istar.ca>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: X-windows quality
Date: 21 Jan 1997 00:51:11 GMT
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I'm not sure if this is a good forum for X-winodws concerns, but here
goes...
I've been toying with FreeBSD for a week or two now, and I'm a bit
concerned with the graphic quality of X-windows. I'm using an 800x600
display, and it is setup for a nice little S3 card. So far, I'm
completely non-plussed by the graphic quality of X. I know it does
colour, but the whole thing looks so chunky, almost like an old PC
running ega. Maybe I just need to be weaned of 95/NT/NeXT type stuff,
but I expected a better looking interface.

Am I completely blind ? please educate me...